diff --git a/src/auth.rs b/src/auth.rs
index b7688a3..c57185f 100644
--- a/src/auth.rs
+++ b/src/auth.rs
@@ -138,16 +138,7 @@ impl HttpContext for ConfiguredOidc {
                 Ok(_) => return Action::Pause,
                 Err(e) => {
                     warn!("token exchange failed: {}", e);
-                    self.send_http_response(
-                        503,
-                        vec![("Cache-Control", "no-cache"),
-                        ("Content-Type", "text/html")],
-                        Some(b"<div style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 20%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">
-                        <h1>503</h1>
-                            <h2>Token exchange failed</h2>
-                            <p>Please try again, delete your cookies or contact your system administrator.</p>
-                        </div>"),
-                    );
+                    self.show_error_page(503, "Token exchange failed", "Please try again, delete your cookies or contact your system administrator.");
                 }
             }
             return Action::Pause;
@@ -226,16 +217,10 @@ impl Context for ConfiguredOidc {
             Err(e) => {
                 warn!("storing token in cookie failed: {}", e);
                 // Send a 503 if storing the token in the cookie failed
-                self.send_http_response(
+                self.show_error_page(
                     503,
-                    vec![("Cache-Control", "no-cache"),
-                    ("Content-Type", "text/html")],
-                    Some(b"<div style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 20%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">
-                    <h1>503</h1>
-                        <h2>Storing Token in Cookie failed</h2>
-                        <p>Please try again, delete your cookies or contact your system administrator.</p>
-                    </div>",
-                    ),
+                    "Storing Token in Cookie failed",
+                    "Please try again, delete your cookies or contact your system administrator.",
                 );
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 5e518cc..d93a919 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
+// proxy-wasm
+use proxy_wasm::traits::HttpContext;
+
 // thiserror
 use thiserror::Error;
 
+// crate
+use crate::auth::ConfiguredOidc;
+
 /// Error type for the plugin
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 #[allow(clippy::enum_variant_names)]
@@ -59,3 +65,27 @@ pub enum PluginError {
     #[error("state does not match")]
     StateMismatchError,
 }
+
+impl ConfiguredOidc {
+    pub fn show_error_page(&self, status_code: u32, title: &str, message: &str) {
+        let mut headers = vec![];
+        headers.push(("cache-control", "no-cache"));
+        headers.push(("content-type", "text/html"));
+
+        self.send_http_response(
+            status_code,
+            headers,
+            Some(
+                format!(
+                    "<div style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 20%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">
+                        <h1>{}</h1>
+                        <h2>{}</h2>
+                        <p>{}</p>
+                    </div>",
+                    status_code, title, message
+                )
+                .as_bytes(),
+            ),
+        );
+    }
+}